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Power Of The Day August 31st, 2013
- 01 Sep 2013Today's "Power Of The Day" goes to Jesse Lor Again! for this nice old pole with an interesting setup on the secondaries. click this link to view the photo: www.ipernity.com/doc/331527/26046371 click here to view his photo page:
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Power Of The Day September 1st, 2013
- 02 Sep 2013Today's "Power Of The Day" goes to Lewis Perkins for this find of a westy! click this link to view the photo: www.ipernity.com/doc/322417/22239077 click here to view his photo page: www.ipernity.com/home/322417
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Power Of The Day September 2nd, 2013
- 03 Sep 2013Today's "Power Of The Day" goes to Lewis Perkins once again for this shot of an old Former 34.5kV switch. click this link to view the photo: www.ipernity.com/doc/322417/21726285 click here to view his photo page: www.ipernity.com/home/322417
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Old High River to Black Diamond 69kV Line
- 03 Sep 2013 - 2 commentssomeone else was at that line in 2007!
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Ending "Power Of The Day"
- 06 Sep 2013just a painw hen i fall behind on writing them. so I am ending it.
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Farmer Death Altalink News!
- 06 Sep 2013 - 2 commentsLast week in Rocky View County, Alberta a farmer was getting ready to harvest his fields and lost control of his machine hitting a 240,000 Volt Transmission tower that comes from the Nexen Oil Plant North of Calgary, Alberta and heads down toward Langdon,
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Model Power Pole 50% Done
- 06 Sep 2013In my backyard I have a 5ft pole I built with a cross arm and only one glass insulator on it. Next week when I get more materials I will add wooden braces and another insulator. (BTW my son worte on the cross arm "Powerline64 Insulator Collector Lives
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Thanks Giving Trip
- 07 Sep 2013Will be taking a 2 day trip to Montana. Will be going to Hungry Horse Dam and Libby Dam. Will also visit places in Kalispell and Whitefish where I could get my hands on a cabinet to store insulators in and try and get some more insulators to add to my
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BPA Operations Flathead Montana
- 07 Sep 2013They own quite a few 115kV and 230kV lines in that area. Bonneville Power owns the Hungry Horse Dam and Libby Dam in the area. Kalispell is fed by both dams. BPA has a switch yard in Columbia Falls, MT with multiple 230kV lines entering. They also own the
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Insulator Collecting Tips!
- 07 Sep 2013 - 1 commentPeople have been wondering how I have been getting so many so fast... Here's some tips! 1. Go to Insulator Shows 2. Meet Other Insulator Collectors 3. When line work happens follow the line and look for things on the ground. 4. ask linemen 5. contact
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October Trip UPDATE!
- 08 Sep 2013 - 1 commentI will be going to Flathead County for a weekend and will take some pics with my newer camera. Also will be gonig to libby Dam and Hungry Horse Dam. Will also try and get some insulators down there.
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Flathead Electric Cooperative Old 34.5kV Substation
- 11 Sep 2013When I go on my trip I will see if it is still being taken down and will try and get some stacker multiparts.
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Outdoor Display
- 11 Sep 2013 - 1 commentMy favorite photos of someone's insulators. www.insulators.info/pictures/ www.insulators.info/pictures/ www.insulators.info/pictures/ www.insulators.info/pictures/ www.insulators.info/pictures/ www.insulators.info/pictures/
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"The Insulator Project" Update!
- 14 Sep 2013 - 1 commentfirst in my living room I put two 4ft shelves for insulators. Next I am going to build a large light box for the other wall in my living room! this should happen in October when I have the time and money.
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Hog Livers
- 15 Sep 2013they are hard to find in service but are they hard to find in the collector's world? www.collectinginsulators.com/Suspension- Hewlett10.html
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States I Have Been To.
- 19 Sep 2013 - 2 commentsdecided to list all the states/provinces I have visted in my whole life.
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Wednesday Storm Downs Power Lines
- 20 Sep 2013I lost power last Wednesday and the next day I was driving (did not have camera) and saw Altalink replacing a 138kV structure that I am fed from. The line men let me see the old disks but they were all busted. They were Locke Disks by the way.
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Montana Alberta Tie Line (MATL) Substation
- 22 Sep 2013Never knew this but in 2011 Altalink made the 240kV line that powers Lethbridge to go in and out of the new MATL substation where a 230kV line from Great Falls, Montana Enters!!!! a transformer steps 230kV up to 240kV aswell as down to 138kV for
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Scary Day Today!
- 27 Sep 2013 - 3 commentstoday I had to work on someones Navigo 401 system on their roof today in the wind! I notcied the wind was blowing near by Lethbridge, AB Municipal 13,800V distribution lines and they were blowing pretty close to where I was working! Very Scary!
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